Economy

The bets are on for an entrant to achieve 100 mpg at the 2010 ALD Automotive/TOTAL ECO 10 MPG Marathon.

Following re-homologation the 1.6HDi and 2.0HDi C4 Picasso and C4 Grand Picasso models now have revised fuel consumption ratings.

A SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive has achieved an average fuel economy of more than 120 miles to the gallon on a 1,186-mile tour of 12 European countries.

Honda's decision to pitch its new Insight hybrid as a more affordable option is looking cleverer by the day. Tech savvy Japan has taken the Honda to heart with the combination of very low CO2 emissions, good practicality and value for money making it a sales success.

The new generation SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive has covered 970 miles (1,562 km) on a single tank of fuel, resulting in an average consumption figure of 97.4 mpg.

Europcar, the UK’s leading vehicle rental company, has conducted its own Economy Run. The run produced some interesting results, not least that smaller cars don’t always mean better fuel efficiency.

Miles per gallon figures for vans are very rarely quoted, so it’s interesting to see that a Volkswagen Transporter achieved 52.48 mpg in the ALD Automotive TOTAL Excellium MPG Marathon 2008 - and it was half loaded.

A Toyota Yaris 1.4 D-4D achieved 84.66 mpg, the highest figure attained out of all the 39 vehicles which took part in the 400-mile 2008 ALD Fleet World MPG Marathon.

Plug and play diesel economy unit gives up to 16% MPG improvements

Small car owners lost the least amount of money in terms of depreciation in 2006, according to the latest research from Parker’s Car Guides. Nine out of the top 10 cars that saved their owners the most cash in over a year of ownership were small hatchbacks.